Product: Storia Merlot
Vintage: 2005
Variety: Merlot
Origin: Vale dos Vinhedos – Bento Gonçalves / RS - Brazil
Winemaking process: Harvest, stemming, crushing, addition
of selected yeasts, alcoholic fermentation, temperature control,
racking, malolactic fermentation, maturing in oak casks,
bottling, aging in climatized cellar, and labeling.
Alcohol: 14,5 º GL
Total Acidity: 5.6 g/L in H2T
Volatile Acidity: 0.64 g/L in H2T
Density: 0.9939
Dry extract: 27 g/L
Total/Free SO2: 0.098/0.35 g/L
Total sugars: 2.12 g/L
pH: 3.45
Appearance: intense ruby red color
Bouquet: complex aromas that goes
to coffee, chocolate, a fine toasting
joining in perfect harmony with the
notes of Californian plum and red
fruit
Palate: powerful and full of body,
ripe tannins, good quality, has high
taste structure and persistence.
Serving: 16 – 18 ºC.